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All France Saint-Denis

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Saint Denis

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Saint-Denis, France

Updated July 17, 2018

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Heart of Louis XVII

Saint-Denis, France

Heart of the Dauphin

The mummified heart of Louis XVII, the lost dauphin of the French Revolution.
Inside the atelier.

Saint-Denis, France

Art Workshop of the Réunion des Musées Nationaux

This hidden workshop is filled with molds of France's most iconic sculptures.
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Saint-Ouen, France

Pierre Bazalgues Macabre Antique Stand

Skeletons, medical artifacts, and other obscure and precious treasures all displayed in a wooden pharmacist's cabinet.
2 miles from Saint-Denis

Saint-Ouen, France

La Chope des Puces: Temple of Gypsy Jazz

An iconic and eccentric bar for "Manouche" Jazz music keeps expanding its space—and its influence.
2 miles from Saint-Denis
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Sleeping lioness in the courtyard of the Colonial House

Saint-Ouen, France

Francois Daneck's Colonial Concept

Collection of antique taxidermy and natural specimens, near one of Paris's oldest flea markets.
2 miles from Saint-Denis
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Saint-Ouen, France

Alain Baroux's Antique Curiosity Cabinet

An antique curios dealer and hybrid taxidermist.
2 miles from Saint-Denis
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Saint-Ouen, France

François Richard's Scientific Devices and Odd Machinery

A charming flea market shop dedicated to retrofuturistic apparati.
2 miles from Saint-Denis
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